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Parliament should hit brakes on quick passage of new assisted-dying law

The bill expresses an ableist presumption that lives with disability or chronic illness are intolerable or less worthy. It also ignores the context in which people with disabilities have to make health care decisions.

Opinion
BY TRUDO LEMMENS AND LEAH KRAKOWITZ-BROKER
November 18, 2020

Opinion | BY TRUDO LEMMENS AND LEAH KRAKOWITZ-BROKER | November 18, 2020

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Sudan’s warring sides and the long-simmering ethnic conflict

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Balanced approach needed on right-to-repair bill, protecting IP rights and public safety

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Reflections from a new citizen

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Public Safety Canada’s dealing with natural and communication infrastructure disasters

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